Frank, ^[2] also known as Loser 3 and the whale^[3], is one of the three "Loser" incidentals who first appears in the episode "Ripped Pants."

Description[]

He is a very large black colored blue whale with a pale gray underside with a squiggly border. He wears orange swim trunks. His current appearance was originally considered to be his preliminary colors for his old colors, which consists of him wearing dark green swim trunks.

Names[]

Frank is the only generic name Loser 3 has been given in the franchise. It was used for a businessman variant of him in "You Don't Know Sponge."

Role in series[]

Frank makes a few appearances throughout the series as a background character. He has also been portrayed as a businessman in a few of his appearances as well. He makes his most prominent appearance is in his debut "Ripped Pants."

Roles[]

"Ripped Pants"[]

After SpongeBob rips his pants off and realizes the mistakes he made, he asks himself if he is the bigger loser on the beach. The whale pops up from underneath the sand and reveals that he was buried in the sand and forgotten to prove him wrong out of sympathy. He, along with Loser 1 and Loser 2, sing the "Ripped Pants" song with SpongeBob. The whale plays the drums during the song. At the end, he and the other band members rip their pants just like SpongeBob.

"You Don't Know Sponge"[]

When he hears Patrick making whale sounds, he thinks it is his ex-wife, Martha, calling him until his friend assures him it is not.

"Mutiny on the Krusty"[]

He is one of the things in the severe rip current.

"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"[]

He is one of the many guests seen at SpongeBob's birthday party. He is later seen singing "happy birthday" at the end with SpongeBob's friends and family.

"Abandon Twits"[]

He appears on the Goo Lagoon beach along together with Loser 2 and Carol, where SpongeBob and Squidward pulling Mr. Krabs's yacht into the sea.

Trivia[]

• Due to the coloration, he resembles different species of rorquals than blue whale.

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